Uncontrolled Recursion in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2025-33143

Vulnerability identifier: #VU114127

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-33143

CWE-ID: CWE-674

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion. A remote user can send a specially crafted SQL statement that performs uncontrolled recursion.

IBM DB2 LUW
Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data
Data Virtualization (DV) on Cloud Pak for Data (CPD)
Db2 Big SQL
IBM OpenPages with Watson
IBM Cloud Pak System
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM)
IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager
IBM Security Verify Governance

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.6.1
Data Virtualization (DV) on Cloud Pak for Data (CPD) - update to 3.2.1
Db2 Big SQL - update to 8.1
IBM OpenPages with Watson - update to 9.1.2

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242144

• Uncontrolled Recursion in IBM DB2 LUW
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Data Virtualization on IBM Software Hub
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Big SQL on IBM Cloud Pak for Data
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System